Boxing: Tony Harrison wants to win title as Detroit-based fighter

11:29 PM,
Jan. 29, 2014

Tony Harrison

Written by

Mike Brudenell
Detroit Free Press Sports Writer

Tony Harrison is sticking to his plans of becoming a world champion from Detroit.

Arguably the most talented boxer in the Motor City, Harrison probably could have signed with managers and promoters in Los Angeles and Las Vegas on a half-dozen occasions in past 12 months and left Motown.

But Harrison, who at 23 is undefeated in his pro career and has racked up a 16-0 record with 13 knockouts, wants to win a world title as a Detroit-based fighter such as the great Thomas Hearns did in the '80s. ...